business & economy
VIDEO: Target announces partnerships to offer high-end boutique type merchandise
Target on Thursday rolled out a partnership with five, upscale boutique retailers, it's latest step into the world of high-fashion and high-tech, and a bid to better compete with rivals, like Walmart.
Detroit auto show showcases American car manufacturers on road to recovery
As car manufacturers gather in Detroit for the North American International Auto Show, the definite focus is on the remarkable recovery the American automakers have made in the past couple years.
U.S. aerospace and defense contractors set up shop across the border
Rather than ship business to China, more U.S. high tech companies are choosing to setup up factories just across the U.S. border in Mexico. Low-tech businesses have been doing it for decades, but the new arrivals are decidedly different.
U.S. economy adds 200,000 jobs, sends unemployment lower
More positive economic news on Friday as the Department of Labor announced that unemployment had reached its lowest level in three years and the economy had added 200,000 jobs.
Rwanda turning to a dangerous lake to secure a more independent energy future
Lake Kivu has long sustained Rwanda with its fish. The new hope is that the lake, which is heavily saturated with methane and carbon dioxide, will produce the sorts of energy supplies that could make it easier to get power in the country.
Fiat hoping Fiat 500 will be more successful in the U.S. than 80s Fiat Brava
Fiat, the majority owner of Chrysler, is hoping that its Fiat 500 will make a big splash in the United States and erase all memory of the Fiat Brava, a 1980s effort to break into the U.S. market that went down in flames.
Nigerian villagers protest oil spill of their coast
Off the coast of Africa, Nigerian villagers are confronted with a spreading problem: an oil spill and no one will accept responsibility. The villages, heavily dependent on fishing, have seen their boats damaged and many fish have been killed.
Iowa towns turning to foreign investment to restart economies
In Fort Dodge, Iowa, a South Korean company is bringing a factory to town. Across the U.S. Midwest, communities are trying to lure foreign investment to get economies going again.
Spain trying to improve economy by moving around its holiday
Spanish officials say the country loses a lot of economic productivity when it has holidays fall during the middle of the week. To combat that, they're going to try moving all holidays to Mondays.
In Iowa, small towns struggling to reinvent themselves for a globalized economy
Newton, Iowa, used to be the washing machine capital of the world. Then Maytag shut its doors and now the community is trying to figure out how it will revive its economy and add jobs.
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